"They didn't expect it to be this bad" Belen Florez says her friends and family living in her native Puerto Rico are reeling from the devastation of Hurricane Maria 6 days after it made landfall. "This one is the biggest one where it destroyed Puerto Rico."

Days after a 6-year-old was murdered by his father inside his home on East Street in Foxboro, the little boy’s mother is speaking out defending the man behind the gun. "He just wanted to protect his son from the cruel world,” said Laurie Tolliver. Tolliver says William (Billy) Scaccia has long suffered with depression and PTSD.

Looking out at the hundreds of candles illuminating the Chariho High School soccer field--the same field Maddie Potts played on so many times--it was clear the impact she had on those around her in her 17 short years. Potts, who was captain of the girls soccer team, died of a brain aneurysm after collapsing while taking a penalty kick in a game Saturday night. "She has always been a l...

Six puppies left for dead in a potato sack on the side of the Blackstone River in Uxbridge are safe thanks to the quick work of two kayakers. The pups thought to be some type of lab mix around 1 week old were found in the water off of River Road around 1pm on Sunday after one the kayakers heard them whimpering "It's unconscionable. You can't even imagine going through my head as a police officer for 29-years someone would do that,” said Chief Jeffrey Lourie. "Wh...

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy--or CTE--is a degenerative brain disease in which the brain deteriorates in a way similar to Alzheimer's. "That happens when there's multiple head trauma, generally occurring over time," said Dr. William White, a brain expert at Brain in Play International in Warwick. Dr. White says what jumped out at him the most about Hernandez was the fact that...

Two men were rushed to the hospital Thursday night after the ladder they were working on got tangled in the middle of live power lines. The men were working on the roof of a home on Chestnut Hill Avenue, when the metal ladder tipped off the roof and landed on high tension lines.

Lawyers for former Patriot Aaron Hernandez announced late Thursday afternoon that they will sue the NFL and the Patriots over the results of a newly-released brain study. According to the study, Hernandez, who committed suicide earlier this year, suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy--a severe brain disease.

By Bianca Buono bbuono@abc6.com @BBuonoABC6 A rescue at Point Judith was all caught on camera. An angler was caught in waves churned up by Tropical Storm Jose. The images show just how dangerous it is out there this week. "All of a sudden he was taken back by a wave,” said Mike Laptew of Mike Laptew Photography. Laptew was at the coast Wednesday documented the big waves. "As an underwater cinematographer I'm often shooting seascapes below water but when th...

Construction is underway in a neighborhood in Providence that some would call a "food desert." Right now, there isn't much access to affordable, fresh food in that neighborhood. A new food co–op is hoping to change that.

Tanya Guilfoile spent 24 years living in Puerto Rico before attending grad school at Boston College. She currently lives in Dallas but was traveling back to Providence Wednesday night. Speaking with us on a layover, Guilfoile says seeing the images from the place where she grew up has her on edge. "Those places that were very familiar to me, I've seen images and I don't recogn...

Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo signed a bill Wednesday that would help children who witness domestic violence. Under the law, the state will provide up to $1500 for counseling for children who witness abuse. The idea came from detectives in the Central Falls Police Department. The goal--to help children recover from abuse, while easing the financial burden on their families. "There are kids out there who a...

Six puppies left for dead in a potato sack on the side of the Blackstone River in Uxbridge are safe thanks to the quick work of two kayakers. The pups thought to be some type of lab mix around 1 week old were found in the water off of River Road around 1pm on Sunday after one the kayakers heard them whimpering "It's unconscionable. You can't even imagine going through my head as a police officer for 29-years someone would do that,” said Chief Jeffrey Lourie. "Wh...More >>

Six puppies left for dead in a potato sack on the side of the Blackstone River in Uxbridge are safe thanks to the quick work of two kayakers. The pups thought to be some type of lab mix around 1 week old were found in the water off of River Road around 1pm on Sunday after one the kayakers heard them whimpering "It's unconscionable. You can't even imagine going through my head as a police officer for 29-years someone would do that,” said Chief Jeffrey Lourie. "Wh...More >>

Looking out at the hundreds of candles illuminating the Chariho High School soccer field--the same field Maddie Potts played on so many times--it was clear the impact she had on those around her in her 17 short years. Potts, who was captain of the girls soccer team, died of a brain aneurysm after collapsing while taking a penalty kick in a game Saturday night. "She has always been a l...

Looking out at the hundreds of candles illuminating the Chariho High School soccer field--the same field Maddie Potts played on so many times--it was clear the impact she had on those around her in her 17 short years. Potts, who was captain of the girls soccer team, died of a brain aneurysm after collapsing while taking a penalty kick in a game Saturday night. "She has always been a l...

Massachusetts State Police say their crime lab this year has identified a dozen samples of carfentanil (kahr-FEHN'-tuh-nihl), an extremely powerful synthetic opioid sometimes used to sedate elephants.More >>

Massachusetts State Police say their crime lab this year has identified a dozen samples of carfentanil (kahr-FEHN'-tuh-nihl), an extremely powerful synthetic opioid sometimes used to sedate elephants.More >>

A new report calls the independent Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority retirement fund an "expensive luxury" for the T, its workers and Massachusetts taxpayers. The Pioneer Institute estimates that the...More >>

Massachusetts lawmakers are considering bills that would allow doctors to prescribe life-ending drugs to the terminally ill. The Legislature's public health committee heard testimony Tuesday from both sides of the...More >>

A former star of the 1980s television show "The Dukes of Hazzard" who's accused of groping a female cast member of a musical he was supposed to appear in now faces charges he indecently assaulted a 16-year-old...More >>

A former star of the 1980s television show "The Dukes of Hazzard" who's accused of groping a female cast member of a musical he was supposed to appear in now faces charges he indecently assaulted a 16-year-old girl in...More >>

Five years after a similar proposal was narrowly rejected by Massachusetts voters, lawmakers are considering bills that would allow medical aid in dying as an end-of-life option for the terminally ill.More >>

Five years after a similar proposal was narrowly rejected by Massachusetts voters, lawmakers are considering bills that would allow medical aid in dying as an end-of-life option for the terminally ill.More >>

A Rhode Island man who sold an unlicensed New England Patriots shirt to an undercover Massachusetts police officer that led to a warehouse full of counterfeit merchandise has pleaded guilty. Richard Rufo, of...More >>

Rhode Island health officials say cases of sexually transmitted disease in the state are at a 10-year high. State Department of Health data released to The Providence Journal show chlamydia cases have risen 55 percent from...More >>

By: News Staff news@abc6.com PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Care New England announced Wednesday that jobs are being cut at several of its hospitals. The group isn’t saying yet how many people are being let go, but the layoffs do include both clinical and non-clinical staff. The vast majority are at Women and Infants Hospital. There are also some at Butler, Kent, and the VNA of Care New England. The announcement comes a week after Care New England said it’s planning to me...More >>

By: News Staff news@abc6.com PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Care New England announced Wednesday that jobs are being cut at several of its hospitals. The group isn’t saying yet how many people are being let go, but the layoffs do include both clinical and non-clinical staff. The vast majority are at Women and Infants Hospital. There are also some at Butler, Kent, and the VNA of Care New England. The announcement comes a week after Care New England said it’s planning to me...More >>